This probably belonged to a Yellow Rumped Thorn-bill. They are very tiny and move around (very fast!) in large groups. The odd feather is OK - but lately we have been finding large clumps of feathers which makes us think there is a feral cat in the area.
@suzanne234 Hi Suzanne - these little guys are probably OK - they move as a group and keep an eye out. I think it's the parrots which are being eaten. We have a trap so hopefully we'll catch the culprit. :)
@robz They didn't get too many but when I walked out my door one day and seven of them scattered in every direction I knew it was time to do something! We caught them in a humane cage and then put a river between our home and the place we dropped them off- always making sure they'd have a place for shelter and the ability to hunt for food- so that they wouldn't be able to get back.
@granagringa Hi Granagringa - thanks for your comment. - It is SOOC - the little birds are quite grey - other than this bright yellow rump. Very cute. The last bit of your remark about your feeder seems to have gone AWOL - how did you stop the predator birds? :)
@golftragic No collar, no bell. We have mentioned it to her many times over the past two years - all to no avail. If we catch hers I fear it may have a trip to the pound. Not a nice thing to have to do - but better than the fate awaiting a feral one..... Cheers Rob
@robz we didn't stop the predators...feed a chickadee, feed a hawk...actually we just stopped all the feeders....and the hawk wound up crashing into our bay window!...what a mess.
@robz Crikey, what a crap neighbour! We don't have a cat, but I'm pretty sure that collars and bells are mandatory round here. I do know that cats are supposed to be confined at night. Ah well, to the pound sounds more than fair. A bit of valium in a saucer of milk? Or maybe some Panadol??
